Handling of ferric iron by branchial and intestinal epithelia of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch).

Effect of curcumin supplementation on hepatic, renal and intestinal organization of Anabas testudineus (Bloch): Light and electron microscopic studies

Anabas testudineus (commonly known as ‘climbing perch’) is a euryhaline teleost, inhabiting both freshwater and brackish water ecosystems of India and other South East Asian countries. It thrives well in water deficient in dissolved oxygen and is capable of migrating between ponds taking advantage of the accessory respiratory organs, the labyrinthine organs. The market demand for this fish is v...

Climbing Perch Anabas Testudineus Bloch I. Oxygen Uptake and Carbon Dioxide Release into Air and Water

Oxygen uptake in relation to group size in the juveniles of a climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch).

The present work reports oxygen uptake in relation to group size in the juveniles (body weight: 0.70 to 1.30 g) of a climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch). The experiments were conducted at 21.5 +/- 1.0 degrees C using a cylindrical glass respirometer having continuous water flow system. With an increase in the number of fish at an interval of 5 from 5 to 40 in each fourth subsequent exper...

Molecular Characterization of Branchial aquaporin 1aa and Effects of Seawater Acclimation, Emersion or Ammonia Exposure on Its mRNA Expression in the Gills, Gut, Kidney and Skin of the Freshwater Climbing Perch, Anabas testudineus

We obtained a full cDNA coding sequence of aquaporin 1aa (aqp1aa) from the gills of the freshwater climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, which had the highest expression in the gills and skin, suggesting an important role of Aqp1aa in these organs. Since seawater acclimation had no significant effects on the branchial and intestinal aqp1aa mRNA expression, and since the mRNA expression of aqp1aa ...

Na+/H+ Exchanger 3 Is Expressed in Two Distinct Types of Ionocyte, and Probably Augments Ammonia Excretion in One of Them, in the Gills of the Climbing Perch Exposed to Seawater

The freshwater climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, is an euryhaline teleost and an obligate air-breather with the ability to actively excrete ammonia. Members of the Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) family help maintain intracellular pH homeostasis and ionic balance through the electroneutral exchange of Na+ and H+. This study aimed to obtain, from the gills of A. testudineus, the full cDNA coding sequen...